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Born Wild

The First Days of Life

Across the animal kingdom, some of the most essential lessons, and the most extreme challenges, occur in the first moments of life. From ostrich to orangutan, egg sac to live birth, infanticide to matricide, the diversity of behaviors between parent and progeny is as great as the diversity of life on our planet. Understandably, the process of birthing and raising young is one of the most stressful experiences an animal can endure.